Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties

Decisions

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/DEC.8 Decision: Guidelines for the Number, Intensity, Duration, Timing and Mode of Inspections at Schedule 1 Single Small-Scale Facilities and at Other Schedule 1 Facilities 28 November 2012
C‑17/DEC.4 Decision: Programme and Budget of the OPCW for 2013 27 November 2012
C‑17/DEC.6 Decision: Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Rules of the OPCW 27 November 2012
C‑17/DEC.3 Decision: Attendance by Non-Governmental Organisations at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/DEC.1 Decision: Attendance by a Non-Signatory State at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/DEC.2 Decision: Attendance by International Organisations, Specialised Agencies, and Other International Bodies at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012

Reports

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/5 Report of the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 – 29 November 2012 29 November 2012
C‑17/4 Report of the OPCW on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction in 2011 27 November 2012
C‑17/3 Report of the Credentials Committee on the Credentials of Representatives to the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
EC‑70/4 C‑17/2 Report of the Executive Council on the Performance of Its Activities in the Period from 16 July 2011 to 13 July 2012 28 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.14 C‑17/DG.13 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Action Plan for the Universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention During the Period from 16 September 2011 to 15 August 2012 18 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.2/Corr.1 C‑17/DG.5/Corr.1 OPCW Income and Expenditure for the Financial Year to 30 June 2012 - Corrigendum 7 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.6 C‑17/DG.9 Report on the Status of Implementation by States Parties of Agreed Multi-Year Payment Plans 4 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.3 C‑17/DG.6 Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 27 July 2012: Article VII(1)(a) to (c) and Other Obligations 28 August 2012
EC‑70/DG.4 C‑17/DG.7 Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 27 July 2012: Further Obligations Pursuant to Article VII 28 August 2012
EC‑70/DG.2 C‑17/DG.5 Report on OPCW Income and Expenditure for the Financial Year to 30 June 2012 19 July 2012

Western European and Other States

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/NAT.4 Turkey: Statement by Ambassador Ugur Dogan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Turkey, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Norway: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Anniken R. Krutnes, Permanent Representative of Norway to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.25 Australia: Statement by H.E. Mr Neil Mules, Permanent Representative of Australia to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.31 United States of America: Statement by Ambassador Robert P. Mikulak, United States Permanent Representative to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.16 Cyprus: Statement on Behalf of the European Union, Delivered by Ms Joelle Jenny, Director for Security Policy and Conflict Prevention of the European External Action Service, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
New Zealand: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012
Switzerland: Statement at the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012

Latin America and the Caribbean

Document Symbol Title Date
Colombia: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
Argentina: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.33 Plurinational State of Bolivia: Statement by Ambassador Roberto Calzadilla Sarmiento, Permanent Representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the OPCW at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Uruguay: Statement by the Delegation of Uruguay at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Republic of Cuba: Statement by H.E. Zelmys Maria Dominguez Cortina, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.34 Mexico: Statement by Ambassador Eduardo Ibarrola Nicolin, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
Brazil: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012
Chile: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012

Africa

Document Symbol Title Date
Gambia: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 29 November 2012
Zimbabwe: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
Algeria: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
Morocco: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.21 Libya: Statement by Mr Ahmed Hassan Walid, Deputy Head of the Libyan National Authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention to the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Congo: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 27 November 2012
Rwanda: Statement by Ambassador Immaculee Uwanyiligira, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Cameroon: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 27 November 2012
Nigeria: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.17 Kenya: Statement by H.E. Prof. Ruthie C. Rono, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
Sudan: Statement on Behalf of the Africa Group of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention at the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012

Eastern Europe

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑18/NAT.23 Ukraine: Statement by H.E. Dr Olexander Horin, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the OPCW at the Eighteenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 2 December 2013
Poland: Statement by Mr Szymon Bochenski, Deputy Head of Delegation, Alternate to the Permanent Representative to Poland to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties on the Universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention 28 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.29 Belarus: Statement by Elena Gritsenko, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.27 Ukraine: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr Olexander Horin, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.3 Russian Federation: Statement by G. V. Kalamanov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Head of the Delegation from the Russian Federation, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012

Asia

Document Symbol Title Date
RC‑3/NAT.4 Japan: Possible Ways for Prevention of Re-Emergence of Chemical Weapons 3 April 2013
Hong Kong: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 27 December 2012
Qatar: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.11 India: Evaluation of Chances of Sequential OPCW Inspections 28 November 2012
Bahrain: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 28 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.28 India: Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee of India, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties on the Report of the Executive Council on the Performance of Its Activities 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.18 United Arab Emirates: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Abdullah Hamdan Al-Naqbi, Head of the Delegation of the States of the United Arab Emirates and Permanent Representative to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
Korea: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 27 November 2012
Afghanistan: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Enayatullah Nabiel, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to the OPCW at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.30 The Philippines: Statement by Ambassador Lourdes G. Morales, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.20 Thailand: Statement by His Excellency Dr Virachai Plasai, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
China: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.35 India: Statement by Ambassador Bhaswati Mukherjee, Permanent Representative of India to the OPCW and Leader of the Indian Delegation, to the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
Pakistan: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.24 Islamic Republic of Iran: Statement by H.E. Kazem Gharib Abadi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.36 Saudi Arabia: Statement of the Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.32 The Republic of Iraq: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Ahmed Bamarni, Head of the Department of International Organisations and Cooperation in the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baghdad, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
Singapore: Statement at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.23 Islamic Republic of Iran: Statement on Behalf of the Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement that are States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention and China at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
C‑17/NAT.22 Japan: Statement by H.E. Mr Yasumasa Nagamine, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 26 November 2012
Malaysia: Statement by H.E. Dr Fauziah Mohamad Taib, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 25 November 2012
Indonesia: Statement by H.E. Mrs Retno L. P. Marsudi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 25 November 2012
Sri Lanka: Statement by H.E. Mr Buddhi Athauda, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the OPCW, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties

Signatory States

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/NAT.15 Israel: Statement by Mr Eyal Propper, Director, Arms Control Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012

Notes by the Director-General

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/DG.16* Opening Statement by the Director-General to the Conference of the States Parties at its Seventeenth Session 25 November 2012
C‑17/DG.14 Scale of Assessments for 2013 8 November 2012
EC‑70/DG.10/Rev.1 C‑17/DG.11/Rev.1 Progress Report on and the Status of Implementation of Article XI of the Chemical Weapons Convention During the Period from 1 January to 15 August 2012 26 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.11 C‑17/DG.12 Cash Situation and the Use of the Working Capital Fund for the Financial Year to 31 August 2012 12 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.9 C‑17/DG.10 The Programme to Strengthen Cooperation with Africa 12 September 2012
EC‑70/DG.5 C‑17/DG.8 Overview of the Status of Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 27 July 2012 28 August 2012
C‑17/DG.4 EC‑70/DG.1 Financial Statements of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Report of the External Auditor for the Year Ending 31 December 2011 10 July 2012
EC‑67/DG.12 C‑17/DG.2 Transfers of Funds During 2011 10 February 2012

Technical Secretariat

Document Symbol Title Date
EC‑70/S/1/Rev.1 C‑17/S/1/Rev.1 Medium-Term Plan for the Period from 2013 to 2015 12 July 2013
EC‑70/S/1/Corr.1 C‑17/S/1/Corr.1 Medium-Term Plan for the Period from 2013 – 2015 - Corrigendum 19 July 2012

Information Papers

Document Symbol Title Date
C‑17/INF.3/Rev.1 List of Participants of the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 29 November 2012
C‑17/INF.3 Provisional List of Participants of the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 27 November 2012
C‑17/INF.2 Tentative Programme of Work for the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties, 26 – 30 November 2012 16 November 2012
C‑17/INF.1 Provisional Annotated Agenda for the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties, 26 – 30 November 2012 5 November 2012

Conference of States Parties

Document Symbol Title Date
The UN Secretary-General’s Message to Seventeenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention 26 November 2012
C‑17/1* Provisional Agenda of the Seventeenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties 10 July 2012